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I was thinking about independence this morning, and reflecting on how hard it is for some of us to ask for, let alone accept it. I know I’m guilty of that myself, and while on one hand, I thoroughly enjoy the activity of figuring things out on my own, I sometimes let myself struggle too […]

How do you grow thicker skin? As an emotionally sensitive person, I’m often told to grow thicker skin. Which confuses me because my doctor has never once suggested my skin is too thin. Yet non medical people keep judging my skin as too thin… is there a supplement I can take for that? An herbal […]

Boobs are sagging Hair’s turning grey Getting a new wrinkle every day… and Letting Go Letting go of being in control, or trying to controlling what everyone thinks of me. In letting go I allow the mystery of the universe back into my life. Knowing how the laws of the universe work, intellectually and experientially, […]

Have you become a victim to the stories of your past? Decided you’re unlovable, unworthy or “less than” because of the meaning you’ve assigned to the experiences you’ve had? Life happens, events occur – we see things, exchange words, experience feelings and then we use our interpretation of what we’ve experienced to assign meaning to […]

Curious about my logo? The dragonfly has been with me for over 20 years.There is so much that I have yet to write about how dragonfly came into my life and the significance it holds for me. Elena Harris, editor of Spiritanimal.Info summarizes it well on their site. Some of the key qualities I […]

In support your life’s vision for 2014, I am sharing the meditation Pierrette Raymond and I recorded for her More than Just Business Community. You are about to take a journey into your future – the future where you are living your ‘best self’ life. This is the future life that comes to be as a result […]

Back in January I wrote Part One of The Illusion of Attraction. In it I shared how the idea that we are solely responsible for creating our reality is an illusion and how impossible it would be for us to do so. Using David Copperfield’s act as a Master Illusionist, I compared how all that […]

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve heard people ask, “Why didn’t it work? I did everything I was suppose to; I made myself think positively, envisioned the outcome I wanted, put it on my vision board, held the right emotions… I did everything the Law of Attraction told me to do. Why […]

Coaching Tip: Reframing Failure Far too often we can be hard on ourselves for not meeting our goals or intentions. If you did not accomplish something on your list, it is only considered to be a failure if it is a goal you still want to achieve, one that is really important for you the keep working at, […]

It’s that time again – one year is coming to completion, making way for a new one to begin. I like to complete each year with a closing ritual that includes taking time to review the past 12 months to remind myself of what I accomplished, what I didn’t do or get to, and go […]

How are you seeing yourself? As we grow and evolve, we don’t always notice just how much we’ve grown and evolved and who we’ve become. We’re too close to ourselves to see ourselves as others see us. I recall one day when I was working at the bank (in my previous life), I was just […]

There’s a perspective in the self help and personal development arenas about needing to ‘go within’ to find out who we are, to be confident and connect to the value we bring to the world. While there is definite merit in being able to go within and confidently connect to our worth and who we […]

Dream Dump http://www.josephinewall.co.uk/ This year as we get ready to enter 2012, feels like a good time to do some heavy duty clearing. Time for a “Dream Dump”! I know, I know, I’m the coach. I’m the one who’s suppose to help you connect to your dreams, bring them to life, and here […]

Guilt and shame get such a bad rap. I understand how guilt may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it doesn’t usually make us feel very good; it makes us feel small, shallow… like we want crawl under something and just disappear. Guilt and shame are awful feelings to have… however if they can serve […]

This is a two part exercise. First we acknowledge and celebrate ALL that you’ve accomplished in 2010. Take the time to acknowledging yourself, your efforts, your contribution, your successes and wins and even the perceived failures as there were gems to be gleaned from them too which makes them a success! Hopefully you’ve been expressing […]

Coaching is a very magical experience. And research is continuing to uncover scientific proof – very exciting! Coaching with compassion can ‘light up’ human thoughts ScienceDaily (2010-11-19) — Researchers have used an fMRI to document reactions in the human brain to compassionate and critical coaching methods. Students tended to activate areas of the brain associated with openness […]

I just came across this great question while reading the description of Marshall Goldsmith’s book, “What Got You Here Won’t Get You There”. “Instead of your usual “To-Do” list, start your “To-Stop” list. Ask yourself, “What am I willing to change right now?” .

People hire me as their coach to discuss the changes they want to make in their lives. Included in these discussions are often the details of what they no longer want in their lives, such as what they no longer want to be doing. But then we usually go on to discuss what they will do instead… adding to their “to do” lists more and more things to do. I really like Goldsmith’s suggestion of a “to stop” list. To me this means meeting myself exactly where I am in the moment – doing something perhaps unproductive or unconstructive – and doing the very next smallest step… which is STOPPING! I love it! Adding to a “to do” list sometimes ends up contributing to the overwhelming amount of things we already have to do, where as a “to stop” list feels more like taking away from the list of things to do – it’s a relief! It may seem like a simply enough reframe, however if it feels better, chances are you’re going to end up with better results. […]

“A little confused about this “Best Spiritual Book contest”. I keep getting emails and FB posts from authors – some I know and some I don’t – blatantly bribing me and everyone else on their lists, to vote for their book. Isn’t this the kind of tactic many people scorn politicians for using…. and this […]

A friend on facebook, Michael Murphy, posted this question today “Is it possible to live without regret? Do you agree or disagree and why?” Here’s my response which followed someone’s who thought that YES it was possible, because we always have choice and we made the choice. I agree, it is all about Choice! Regret […]